Abstract: A vehicular lighting tool of the present invention includes light source and light guide lens, the light guide lens has introduction section into which light is introduced, light distribution section that emits introduced light as illumination light, decoration section that emits introduced light as decoration light, and slit section that separates introduction section and decoration section, and introduction section has light incidence surface into which light from light source enters, lens cut that emits portion of light from light source and that causes portion of light to enter decoration section via slit section, first inclined surface located closer to light distribution section than lens cut, second inclined surface that connects first inclined surface and decoration section, and reflection cut surface provided on surface opposite to slit section and that reflects portion of light entering from light incidence surface so as to advance along second inclined surface.

Abstract: A vehicular lighting tool of the present invention includes light source and light guide lens, the light guide lens has introduction section into which light is introduced, light distribution section that emits introduced light as illumination light, decoration section that emits introduced light as decoration light, and slit section that separates introduction section and decoration section, and introduction section has light incidence surface into which light from light source enters, lens cut that emits portion of light from light source and that causes portion of light to enter decoration section via slit section, first inclined surface located closer to light distribution section than lens cut, second inclined surface that connects first inclined surface and decoration section, and reflection cut surface provided on surface opposite to slit section and that reflects portion of light entering from light incidence surface so as to advance along second inclined surface.

Abstract: A graphical text entry system for an electronic device is provided. The electronic device may be, for example, a portable or hand-held electronic device such as a cellular telephone, PDA, or the like. The system includes a graphical text entry screen and a graphical text entry ring displayed on the graphical text entry screen. A plurality of characters such as letters or numbers is positioned on the graphical text entry ring. The system also includes a touch sensor ring located on the graphical text entry screen for selecting individual characters from among the plurality of characters located on the text entry ring.

Abstract: A sheet cutting apparatus including: an information obtaining device, which obtains information on the thickness of a sheet bundle to be cut; a sheet presser movable between a standby position for receiving the sheet bundle at a predetermined position and a pressing position for pressing the sheet bundle at the predetermined position to fix the sheet bundle; a cutting knife, which cuts the sheet bundle fixed by the sheet presser; and a control device, which moves the sheet presser to another standby position between the standby position and the pressing position before the sheet bundle is conveyed to the predetermined position.

Abstract: A sheet cutting apparatus including: a cutting blade for cutting a sheet to be cut, which includes a sheet or a sheet stack; and a transport devices capable of holding and rotating the sheet to be cut to cause an end portion of the sheet to be cut to be opposed to the cutting blade and transporting the sheet to be cut to a position where the end portion is cut by the cutting blade.

Abstract: A sheet cutting apparatus including: an information obtaining device, which obtains information on the thickness of a sheet bundle to be cut; a sheet presser movable between a standby position for receiving the sheet bundle at a predetermined position and a pressing position for pressing the sheet bundle at the predetermined position to fix the sheet bundle; a cutting knife, which cuts the sheet bundle fixed by the sheet presser; and a control device, which moves the sheet presser to another standby position between the standby position and the pressing position before the sheet bundle is conveyed to the predetermined position.

Abstract: A graphical text entry system for an electronic device is provided. The electronic device may be, for example, a portable or hand-held electronic device such as a cellular telephone, PDA, or the like. The system includes a graphical text entry screen and a graphical text entry ring displayed on the graphical text entry screen. A plurality of characters such as letters or numbers is positioned on the graphical text entry ring. The system also includes a touch sensor ring located on the graphical text entry screen for selecting individual characters from among the plurality of characters located on the text entry ring.

Abstract: An apparatus for interfacing with a user includes both a joystick and a joy pad. The joystick provides one type of input from the user to a computer program. Moreover, the joy pad is disposed in close proximity to the joystick and provides another type of input from the user to the computer program. The digital joy pad has one or more discrete inputs. The joystick extends upward vertically from a center of the joy pad. The joystick may include a circular top with a beveled edge. The joystick top has a radius that extends almost to a beginning of the one or more discrete inputs of the joy pad, whereby a user can move the joy stick and depress one input of the digital joy pad with a single digit. Thus, by placing the joystick and the joy pad in close proximity to each other, both can be activated by a single user's digit.

Abstract: A sheet cutting apparatus including: a cutting blade for cutting a sheet to be cut, which includes a sheet or a sheet stack; and a transport devices capable of holding and rotating the sheet to be cut to cause an end portion of the sheet to be cut to be opposed to the cutting blade and transporting the sheet to be cut to a position where the end portion is cut by the cutting blade.

Abstract: A computer-readable recording medium is disclosed which comprises a class including, as application program interfaces, a procedure for starting a thread management program which receives a request message to create a thread processes the thread based on the request message; a procedure for terminating the thread management program; and a procedure for registering into the thread management program what is processed by the thread.

Abstract: The present invention provides a program execution environment specification method capable of carrying out effective management of resources used for execution of a program. When a command to specify allocation of an area to store a logical address is issued, firstly, an address space structure is allocated as an area to store the logical address and an execution space structure is allocated to store an information of an area for sled execution. Next, a pointer to the address space structure is stored in a pointer to the execution space structure, and the pointer to the execution space structure is linked to a list of the pointer to the address space structure. After this, a sled structure is allocated as an area to store a sled information, the pointer to the execution space structure is stored in the pointer to the sled structure, and the pointer to the sled structure is linked to the list of the pointer to the execution space structure.

Abstract: A computer-readable recording medium is disclosed which comprises a class including, as application program interfaces, a procedure of starting a thread management program which receives a request message to create a thread which is processed based on the request message; a procedure of existing the thread management program; and a procedure of registering into the thread management program what is processed by the thread.